UK Immigration Minister Resigns Over Rwanda Policy Disputes, Dealing Blow to Sunak
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Robert Jenrick resigned as immigration minister over disagreements with the government's Rwanda policy, saying the new legislation won't end legal challenges.
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Jenrick said small boat crossings are doing "untold damage" and legislation is needed to limit domestic and foreign courts from blocking the Rwanda policy.
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Sunak called the resignation "disappointing" and said not ousting courts would collapse the Rwanda scheme as they wouldn't accept a breach of international law.
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The resignation is a blow to Sunak as he pleas for party unity to pass the emergency Rwanda legislation amid threats to his leadership.
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Opposition parties attacked the resignation as more Conservative chaos and a "circus of gimmicks and leadership posturing".